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Cosplay Contest

The MNCBA welcomes the return of Cosplay to SpringCon and FallCon in 2025!

Please read below for this event's categories, rules, and guidelines. To keep our events safe and family-friendly, we also ask that your cosplay be in compliance with our dress code and weapons policies. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at least one week before the event you are inquiring about.


MNCBA SpringCon 2025 Cosplay Categories


Participants will only be allowed to compete in one category for this event.


Rules and Guidelines


Prizes



Meet our Cosplay Contest team!

The MNCBA SpringCon and FallCon Cosplay Contests are made possible by a hard-working team of volunteers passionate about cosplay and hosting inclusive, welcoming events for all. Please allow us to introduce some of them to you!


Nick "Count" Kaufman, MNCBA Cosplay Coordinator

Nick "Count" Kaufman with Betsy Palmer

Nick "Count" Kaufman was one of the founders of Crypticon in 2006, and was the head promoter of the Minneapolis show for the first 15 years. Amongst Nick's many duties, he organized and ran the events, including the costume and cosplay contest where he was also one of the judges.

In the 1990s, Nick was part of the team that helped Chazz DeMoss launch Dead Dog Comics. In the early 2000s they started Cryptic Magazine, where Nick was a columnist and assistant editor.

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MNCBA SpringCon 2025
MN State Fairgrounds Education Building
1265 Snelling Ave
Falcon Heights, MN 55108
7 June 2025
SAT 10:00AM - 5:00PM
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MNCBA FallCon 2025
MN State Fairgrounds Grandstand
1265 Snelling Ave
Falcon Heights, MN 55108
11-12 October 2025
SAT 10:00AM - 5:00PM
SUN 10:00AM - 4:00PM

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